Articles for Livestock Census

For first time, officers will use mobile app for livestock census
3 months, 3 weeks ago

For first time, officers will use mobile app for livestock census

The Hindu  

The 21st National Livestock Census 2024 will be conducted from September 1 to December 31. “This is the first time the census is being conducted using a mobile application. An exclusive mobile app called ‘21st Livestock Census’ has been developed by the union Animal Husbandry Department. Already, a total of eight master trainers in the district have received training in …

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Reared for centuries, semi-wild bovine recorded for the first time in Assam
4 months ago

Reared for centuries, semi-wild bovine recorded for the first time in Assam

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A semi-wild bovine creature, reared for centuries by some hill tribes, has been recorded for the first time in Assam. The bovid was presumed to be found nowhere else in India until specialists visited three remote pockets – Laisong, Langting, and Thaijuwari – of central Assam’s Dima Hasao district a few days ago. Although the remoteness of these areas …

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21st Livestock Census to be conducted between September and December
4 months, 3 weeks ago

21st Livestock Census to be conducted between September and December

The Hindu  

The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying of the Central government conducted a regional training programme for the State and District Nodal Officers of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, ahead of the 21st Livestock Census, scheduled to be conducted from September to December 2024. State’s Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary M.M Nayak inaugurated the …

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Data | Stray dog bites are a cause for concern; vaccination helps
1 year, 8 months ago

Data | Stray dog bites are a cause for concern; vaccination helps

The Hindu  

This year, at least four children died of dog bites in India — two siblings aged seven and five in Delhi, a two-year-old in Surat, and a four-year-old in Hyderabad. Chart 1 The chart shows the State-wise number of stray dogs, according to the 2019 Livestock Census Charts appear incomplete? Chart 2 The chart shows the State-wise number of dog …

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On the trail of rabies cases in Kerala
2 years, 2 months ago

On the trail of rabies cases in Kerala

The Hindu  

Twelve-year-old Abhirami, of Mannappuzha in Perinad Panchayat of Pathanamthitta, was returning home early in the morning on August 13 after collecting milk bottles from a nearby house, when a German Shepherd pounced on her. “The last two years have witnessed the canine population going up significantly as the Animal Birth Control programme for dogs was disrupted during the COVID-19 years,” …

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